Ogilvie presses merit plan for judges amid political tug
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie urged Illinois to adopt merit selection of judges and a nonpartisan interim plan to place the idea on the ballot. He backed funding for the Judicial Inquiry Board and outlined an 11 point program, while noting the ballot hurdle and partisan opposition in Springfield. He also called measures on volunteer firefighter benefits grand juries uniform corrections privacy rights Winds enforcement and other state issues.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
General Assembly
Illinois
Judicial Inquiry Board
Senate
Chicago
Bombs rip fiber plant in Ireland
A series of bombs ripped through a large Northern Ireland synthetic fibers plant at Carrickfergus near Belfast, killing one man and injuring ten. A canteen threat preceded the blast at Courtaulds plant, blamed on the Irish Republican Army, with severe injuries including loss of an arm.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Carrickfergus
British Chemical Combine
Courtaulds
Europe
Irish Republican Army
Britain
William Whitelaw
Secrecy reform urged by congressman at FOI Act hearing
Rep. Moorhead said new laws are needed to fix the secrecy mess in government. He cited over 2,000 security leak probes in five years and 2,500 punishments for secrecy lapses with no punishments for overclassification.
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National Defense
William S. Moorhead
Dpa
House
Government Information Subcommittee
Moorhead
Illinois General Assembly Here is where legislation stands
Status of key bills in Illinois legislature spans ethics reform campaign spending and tax measures. SB81 ethics bill moves to House amendment stage. SB82 and HB4257 await action and hearings. Personal property tax bills include SB1304 SB1407 SB1342 SB1333 with House HB3776 HB4218 potential changes. Other items: senior homestead relief HB4298 and related hearings. environmental and bonding measures HB4457 HB4614. 18 year olds alcohol, education and school boards bills HB4273 HB4192 HB4191. equal rights amendment SR296 awaiting hearings. higher education funding HB3047 HB4374 HB4449 HB4215 HB4294 HB4211. common schools funding under review with governor and superintendent figures.
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Winds Law Enforcement Commission
Ogilvie
House Election Committee
Senate
House
House Revenue Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Higher Education Committee
Education Committee
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Board of Regents Schools
Corporate ties to fund-raising committees questioned under new law
An examination of over 600 registration statements shows that 24 committees list officers who are also corporate officers. Fourteen included the corporate name in the committee title or elsewhere, while ten did not. Exceptions included Gulf Oil and Tennessee Eastman.
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H. L. Schwartz
Tennessee Eastman Co
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
General American
Tennessee Eastman
Kingsport
GAO
Fred Thompson
Office of Federal Elections
Pulitzer Prize Controversy Over Pentagon Papers Story
Newsweek reports the New York Times is set to win a Pulitzer for publishing the Pentagon Papers but reporter Neil Sheehan will not receive a prize. Sheehan was allegedly nominated in public service but rejected by the Pulitzer Committee. Announcement of prizes will be made today.
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Chicago
Cook County
C. R. Hodgman
Hodgman
Public Aid Department
Better Government Association
Gilbert Hodgman
Donald
Gilbert-Hodgman
New York
Newsweek
New York Times
Times
Neil Sheehan
Sheehan
Pulitzer Committee
Shawnee Junior College Spring Enrollment Reaches 1116
Shawnee Junior College reports 1116 students enrolled in the spring quarter, 39 below the 1971 spring peak and 150 above winter quarter figures. One in five Americans changes residence annually.
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Shawnee Junior College
U S troop withdrawals exceed Nixon target in Vietnam
U S Command reports troop withdrawals surpass Nixon May 1 target by 2 700 men while naval strength in the region grows with 66 300 to 68 100 total in Vietnam and Tonkin area sailors added to about 55 ships in the Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
South China Sea
North Vietnam
Farmers push for fair labor law amid union clash
Park Ridge AP William J. Kuhfuss head of the American Farm Bureau Federation says the group will intensify efforts for fair and constructive farm labor legislation to protect farmers and workers. Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers warns of a nationwide campaign to discredit the federation.
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William J. Kuhfuss
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kuhfuss
Farm Bureau
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Worker’s Union
Afl-Cio
Chavez
United States
Chavez’ Union
California
Colorado
Florida
AFBF
Congress
Arizona
New York
Oregon
Wyoming
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Columbia Pictures
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Carterville
S. Division
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James Bond
Afisteul
Murphysboro
City National Bank
Murphysboros’ Spring
the Mothers of Invention
Ringo Starr
Zappa
Cotor
United Artists National General
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Burger Mart
Arrondale
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Kim Darby
20Th Century-Fox Presents
Culpepper Cattle CO
John Wayne
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